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1. Sanitas Groundwater Statistical Software Demonstration Manual Version 8 7 User manual designed by Sanitas Technologies 22052 W 66 Street Ste 133 Shawnee KS 66226 Phone 913 829 1470 Fax 831 854 1470 www sanitastech com Email sales sanitastech com A SANITAS FOR GROUND WATER DEMONSTRATION MANUAL Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Sanitas Technologies formerly known as Intelligent Decision Technologies Ltd and NIC The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or information storage or retrieval systems for any purpose other than the purchasers personal use without the permission of Sanitas Technologies 1992 2007 Sanitas Technologies All rights reserved Windows and Windows 95 98 2000 NT ME XP and Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation No investigation has been made of common law trademark rights in any word Sanitas Technologies makes no warranties either express or implied regarding the enclosed computer software package or its fitness for any particular purpose Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ccccsssssssssessecsesesees 1 SYSTEM REQUIR2. 0 006 ND 3 MW 1A 19980623 Arsenic To mg L 0 01 0 01 0 01 ND 4 MATA 19980623 Barium Toi mg L 0 01 0 01 0 01 ND 5 MW 1A 19980623 Beryllium mg L 0 004 0 004 0 004 ND B MW 1A 19980623 Bicarbonat mg L 4 3 2 5J TO MW 1A 19980623 Cadmium mg L 0 005 0 005 0 005 ND 8 MW 1A 19980623 Calcium Ti mg L 2 56 0 5 3 J SOMATA 19980623 Carbonate mg L 2 2 2 ND 10 MVvV 14 19980623 Chemical mg L 10 10 10 ND 11 MVv 14 19980623 Chloride mg L 3 5 2 5 J 12 MVV 14 19980623 Chromium mg L 0 01 0 01 0 01 ND 13 MVV 14 19980623 Cobalt Tot ug L 10 10 10 ND 14 MVV 14 19980623 Copper Totug L 20 20 20 ND 15 MVV 1A 19980623 Lead Total ug L 10 10 10 ND 16 MVV 1A 19980623 Magnesiur mg L 1 29 0 5 4J 17 MVV 1A 19980623 Nickel Totemg L 0 01 0 01 0 01 ND 18 MVV 1A4 19980623 Nitrate as mg L 0 05 0 05 0 05 ND 19 MVv 1A 19980623 Potassium mg L 2 5 1 3 J 20 MVV 1A4 19980623 Selenium mg L 0 005 0 005 0 005 ND 21 MVV 1A 19980623 Silver Tota mg L 0 01 0 01 0 01 ND Example of Flat File Translatable Format DEMONSTRATION MANUAL If you wish to prepare a data file in Sanitas readable format that may be directly added to the program rather than translating a flat file the following is an example of that format XYZ Landfill 3 21a Detection 22 0G9 Dissolved Iron mg T Benzene ug T In a 71 43 2 Well 1 lu 1 1 199 In a In a 3 4 12 5 4 1 199 n a n a lt 2 lt 5 7 1 199 In a In a In a 16 Well 2 d 1
3. 1 19 In a n a 15 21 7 1 199 In a In a 5 2 20 Example of Sanitas Readable Format The easiest way to enter data in this format is to open and modify an existing Sanitas data file such as the data files included with the demo For detailed information about particular fields please refer to the Online Help in the Sanitas Demo DEMONSTRATION MANUAL Sanitas Functionality The purpose of this section is to guide you through the first exploration of Sanitas Understanding data file selection and how to analyze the data nderstandin at 7 2 are keys to a successful first statistical evaluation the Mechanics Select ing a data file and T analyzing the data In Sanitas you have the option of analyzing your data using one of two methods The Batch method offers you the opportunity to select multiple wells and constituents for multiple report runs The View method provides an interactive approach for you to analyze individual constituents and View your results allowing you to create on screen graphs for inspection prior to printing In this exercise we will explore the View method Please ensure that the Summary Tables feature has been turned on as it is by default in the Configure Sanitas options Analysis tab Summary Tables will be created throughout this exercise for each of the statistical tests you select If you are notified that a Summary Table exists for a particular test you may
4. Prediction Limit DMT NP Prediction Limits Intrawell From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Prediction Limit DMT NP Prediction Limit Histogram From the Graph menu in the View window select Histogram 13 Intrawell Rank Sum Test From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Rank Sum Intrawell Parametric ANOVA This test is only available from the Analysis menu of the Guidance Overview flow chart when Always Parametric unless Non parametric Selected by User is checked in the Advanced options window Select Intrawell Parametric ANOVA Mann Kendall Trend Test From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Sen s Slope Mann Kendall Mann Whitney Interwell Available as an alternative to Welch s t test when statistical assumptions for the latter test are not met Or from the Analysis menu select Interwell Two Sample Test Mann Whitney Wilcoxon Rank Sum Mann Whitney Intrawell Available as an alternative to Welch s t test when statistical assumptions for the latter test are not met Or from the Analysis menu select Intrawell Mann Whitney Wilcoxon Rank Sum Means Test See Parametric ANOVA Median Test See Nonparametric ANOVA Multiple Constituent Time Series From the Graph menu in the View window select Multi Constituent Time Series Nonparametric ANOVA Available as an alternative to Parametric Anova when statistical assumptions for the latter test are not met Or from the Analysis menu select Inter
5. Screen to view what may be printed Press Escape then Cancel and Close Run the Power Curves amp Site Wide False Positive Rate Calculator Choose this from Options in the menu bar Click on the button to the right of Statistical Test and choose a test Experiment with different numbers of constituents and numbers of retests The site wide false positive rate is displayed Click directly on the rate for a detailed report Construct Power Curves by clicking on Plot Power Curve Change Sanitas Options Select Configure Sanitas from the Options Menu 11 Under the Graph tab select the 3 D Graphs option and OK Sanitas will now create graphs in 3 D Select a data set and a View and plot a graph Select Configure Sanitas from the Options Menu Under the Graph tab de select the 3 D Graphs option and OK Explore Sanitas Now that we have gotten you started we encourage you to explore Sanitas and all the features it has to offer Please feel free to contact Sanitas Technologies at 913 829 1470 or sales sanitastech com if you have any problems or questions Thank you for trying Sanitas 12 ANALYSIS DIRECTORY This section describes how to go directly to the analysis you want to perform Select analyses included in the software are listed in alphabetical order with instructions to access them Additional analysese may be found under the Analysis menu Remember
6. append each new test so that a continuous summary of the results may be recorded and reviewed at the end of this exercise Launch Sanitas and click on the Start button Select a Data File Highlight Demo Inorganic If you would like to analyze your own data you may do so by clicking the hyperlink to Add your data file We encourage you to first step through this sequence to familiarize yourself with the program Select an Existing View Example View Highlight Example View and then Open View This View was created for demonstration and contains data which are ready for analysis Please refer to Page 9 to Create A New View Create a Box and Whiskers Plot Choose Graph from the Menu bar and select Box Plot A Summary Table will be created Click OK If you are notified that outliers may exist in the data set click continue so that you may view the Box Plots Return to View by clicking on Exit Alter the View amp Examine Individual Observations Click on Examine Observations Sort the data by clicking Data from the Menu bar Choose to Sort by Well and examine the changes Click on a line to deselect the observation Deselect a Wells Observations Click on Selection Palette a sub window will appear in the lower right corner The options on the Selection Palette can be changed by toggling any of the three button
7. relevant details and or operations eTo select or deselect wells constituents and or dates click on that line of the scrolling list The letter to the left of the item indicates whether it is selected Y or deselected N e Global selection deselection of items is available with a tight click providing a pop up menu DEMONSTRATION MANUAL Ci DATA FILE MANAGEMENT Data File Data files are prepared independently of Sanitas through a Translation spreadsheet or other program such as Excel Access etc Fike ate prepared ina All Sanitas data files are text files typically tab delimited spreadsheet and translated me i into Sanitas readable format though some flexibility is available Data may be entered directly in the Sanitas readable format or Sanitas has a built in translator that can translate many data files into the Sanitas readable format The translator can translate an ASCII flat file a type of data file typically exported from a database into a Sanitas readable text file The following is an example of a flat file It is important to understand that there is a great deal of flexibility in this file format for instance columns and their order the presence and specifics of column headers etc For detailed information about particular fields please refer to the Online Help in the Sanitas Demo F 1 Well ID Date Parameter Units Value MDL POL Flag 2 MW 1A 19980623 Antimony mg L 0 006 0 006
8. the Wells Gradient box by clicking directly on the Well ID within the box Deselect all of the constituents located in the Constituents Box by right clicking within the box selecting Deselect and AN Then re select Chloride and TDS by clicking directly on those rows Select an Interwell Prediction Interval by clicking on the toggle box to the left of the Prediction Interval located in the Interwell Box In the Options Area of the Batch window located in the far right center of the screen deselect both the Print Graph Report and Print Data Page by clicking on the toggle box next to each item Deselect all dates in the Compliance box except for the 6 03 dates Click on Run answer OK or append to begin summary table and Keep then Start The batch processing drops to the Toolbar and is now running the reports for the selected wells dates and constituents When the batch job is complete click on View Log The log will provide a summary of the analyses and alert user to any errors encountered File Exit Done Printing Summary Table Results Select View Summary Tables from the Options Menu Select the Interwell Prediction Interval summary table by highlighting it in the list and then click Open You may select the columns you would like to include in the detailed summary table Click on Preview Zoom or Full
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10. EMENTS csse00e0 3 INSTALLING SANITAS csccsssssosesees 3 BASIC CONCEPT G csscsssssssessessesesees 5 DATA FILE MANAGEMENT s00000 6 SANITAS FUNCTIONALITY 8 ANALYSIS DIRECTORY ccccsseeees 13 ONLINE HELDP cccccsssssssssovsssesssesevees 16 SANITAS LICENSE PRICES 17 DEMONSTRATION MANUAL INTRODUCTION Demonstration Version elcome to the Demonstration Version of Sanitas for Ground Water We hope this demonstration manual and Sanitas online help will aid you in rapidly installing Sanitas and exploring its features Online help can be accessed through the Windows Start Menu or through the Sanitas Main Menu Help Sanitas Manual If you have any questions or comments please contact Sanitas Technologies at 913 829 1470 or sales sanitastech com The purpose of this demonstration manual is to get you up and running rapidly so you can explore the features that Sanitas has to offer We have included a section that will walk you through several exercises page 8 to get you started This demonstration manual is not the standard Sanitas User Manual If you have questions that cannot be answered by this manual or Sanitas online help please feel free to contact us Sanitas for Ground Water the In House Compliance Expert system automates the statistical analysis of RCRA hazardous waste Subtitle C and municipal Subtitle D landfill ground water quality data Sanita
11. a data file and a view must be selected before the system will perform an analysis with the exception of the Composite tests and Batch analyses for which a view does not need to be selected The tests listed are those available under EPA standards standards specific tests are available under alternate standards Annual Box Plot From the Graph menu in the View window select Annual Box Plot ANOVA From the Analysis menu select Interwell ANOVA ANOVA or for Non Parametric ANOVA Interwell ANOVA Non Parametric ANOVA For Intrawell see Intrawell Rank Sum and Intrawell Parametric ANOVA Background Compliance Box Plot From the Graph menu in the View window select Background Compliance Box Plot Batch Processing Mode From the Analysis menu select Batch Box and Whiskers Plot From the Graph menu in the View window select Box Plot California Non Statistical VOC Analysis See VOC Screening Composite VOC Analyses See Poisson VOC and VOC Screening Confidence Intervals From the Analysis menu select Compliance Limits Confidence Intervals Control Chart See Shewhart Cusum Control Chart Dixon s Outlier Test First select Dixon s Rosner s under Outlier Tests on the Other tab of the Configure Sanitas window Then from the Graph menu in the View window select Outliers Dixon s test will be used if n lt 20 DMT NP Prediction Limits Interwell From the Analysis menu select Interwell Prediction Limit DMT NP
12. ail software support and free upgrades and 90 minutes of telephone email statistical support by Sanitas Technologies staff of statistical experts You will recieve periodic Sanitas newsletters that highlight user tips and statistical suggestions This newsletter gives you the opportunity to stay current with changes in Sanitas and a chance to ask any statistical questions that you might have DEMONSTRATION MANUAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS e Pentium 166 processor minimum Pentium II 233 or higher recommended e Microsoft Windows 95 Service Release 2 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Windows XP or Windows Vista e 32 megabytes MB of random access memory RAM 64 MB or more recommended e 70 MB or more free hard disk space e Video graphics adapter VGA able to display at least 256 colors at 800 x 600 pixel resolution recommended INSTALLING SANITAS This section describes how to install the software included in the Sanitas demonstration download Please read the following instructions before beginning installation 1 In Windows close all applications 2 Click on Downloads Sanitas Demo and click Open to begin the installation process DEMONSTRATION MANUAL 3 The Setup Wizard will appear The default path chosen for installation is C Program Files Sanitas for Groundwater Either click Next to accept the default or type the new path and then continue 4 You w
13. ck on the Hide button next to Examine Observations to hide the Observations sub window Create a New View Exit the current view by clicking Done Click Start and highlight the Demo Inorganic file Click on the button New View Type Chloride in the box that appears and click OR Prediction Intervals or Limits are typically constructed by comparing the most recent compliance point against a background limit Click on the Constituent button and select Chloride Click on the Read Datafile button Plot an Outlier Graph Select Graph from the Menu bar and select Outliers Click OR to begin the Summary Table Choose well HL 7 OK and Exit when finished Click Yes if you would like to analyze other wells and No when you are finished Click Done and Cancel to return to the Opening Screen of Sanitas Select Detection Monitoring amp Run Prediction Interval Analysis Click on Start highlight the Demo Inorganic file and Example View and click on OR Select Detection Monitoring and click OR Select Interwell and click OR Select Prediction Interval and click OK Click OK for the Prediction Interval Summary Table Click Run and Continue Select One when asked how many compliance poi
14. e additional information contact Technical Support at 719 742 3661 We encourage you to visit our web page at www sanitastech com and also to pass along any comments or suggestions you may have 16 SANITAS LICENSE PRICES Sanitas mis offered at no cost to state and federal regulators Sanitas mis offered on a facility license basis or as a fully integrated service Sanitas Facility License The facility specific license includes one year of unlimited software support and free upgrades and 90 minutes of telephone statistical support by Sanitas Technologies staff of statistical experts A facility license permits multiple users at multiple locations to use Sanitas to review and analyze data for the licensed facility Sanitas Consulting Service Sanitas Technologies performs data entry initial and ongoing statistical analysis and related QA QC of the analysis and statistical reports for submission to the State and or Federal authorities Sanitas Technologies statisticians and ground water compliance experts can advise you on the appropriate statistical analyses for your sites as well as provide advice on longer term monitoring plans that can significantly reduce monitoring costs in the future As part of the Sanitas consulting service you may request at no additional cost a limited use version of the Sanitas program for your archives This allows you to review and or manipulate the specific data that are l
15. ill be prompted through a series of screens in which the default is generally satisfactory 5 When the Setup Wizard is complete you will be prompted to launch the Sanitas program 6 Alternatively to start the Sanitas program through Windows Explorer go to Start Programs Sanitas for Groundwater and click Sanitas for Groundwater v 8 7 DEMONSTRATION MANUAL BASIC CONCEPTS Only a few basic concepts need to be understood in order to begin operating Sanitas The general sequence of operations is Select or Add a datafile The demo version is unrestricted in terms of the data that may be analyzed Please see the online help for data file requirements if you will be analyzing your own data Select or Create a View The Sanitas View window allows you to select a constituent for analysis and to choose wells dates etc Once such selections have been made the matching data is read into the View and the data can be examined and or edited The selected View contains the data that will be analyzed Run Reports An analysis directory is included in this manual There is also a batch feature that allows automation of multiple report jobs Review Results In addition to hardcopy reports summary tables are optionally created during analysis A variety of formatting options are available for both the reports and summary tables Helpful Tips e Highlighted decision points nodes in the decision flow charts are clickable to access
16. it Single Constituent Cannot be directly accessed Available only through the inter or intrawell prediction limit analysis when the background has greater than 90 nondetects Prediction Limit Interwell From the Analysis menu select Interwell Prediction Limit Prediction Limit Prediction Limit Intrawell From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Prediction Limit Prediction Limit Probability Plot From the Graph menu in the View window select Probability Plot Proportion Estimate From the Analysis menu select Compliance Limits Proportion Estimate Rank Von Neumann From the Graph menu in the View window select Rank Von Neumann Rosner s Outlier Test First select Dixon s Rosner s under Outlier Tests on the Other tab of the Configure Sanitas window Then from the Graph menu in the View window select Outliers Rosnet s test will be used if 20 lt n lt 100 Seasonal Kendall From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Seasonal Kendall Seasonality From the Graph menu in the View window select Seasonality Sen s Slope From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Sen s Slope Mann Kendall Shewhart Cusum Control Chart From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Shewhart Cusum Control Chart Stiff Diagram From the Analysis menu select Stiff Diagram Time Series From the Graph menu in the View window select Time Series Tolerance Intervals From the Analysis menu select Compliance Lim
17. its Tolerance Intervals Tolerance Limit Interwell From the Analysis menu select Interwell Tolerance Limit Tolerance Limit or for Non Parametric Tolerance Limits select Interwell Tolerance Limit Non Parametric Tolerance Limit Tolerance Limit Intrawell From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Tolerance Limit Tolerance Limit or for Non Parametric Tolerance Limits select Intrawell Tolerance Limit Non Parametric Tolerance Limit VOC Screening Non Statistical From the Analysis menu select VOC Screening Welch s t test Interwell From the Analysis menu select Interwell Two Sample Test Welch s t test Welch s t test Intrawell From the Analysis menu select Intrawell Welch s t test Wilcoxon Rank Sum See Mann Whitney 15 ONLINE HELP The topics covered in Online Help accessed through the Help Menu in Sanitas are e Introduction to Sanitas e Recommended Configuration e Basic Concepts e Running An Analysis e Views e User Selectable Options e Input Data File Structure Requirements e Batch Processing Mode e Data File Translation e Troubleshooting e Analysis Directory Troubleshooting Installation If you are having trouble installing Sanitas e Check System Requirements on page 3 e Close down all other applications during installation e Contact Technical Support at 719 742 3661 or support sanitastech com Technical Support If you have any questions about this demo version or would lik
18. nts to plot Note the date range along the x axis Click Exit and then Done Save a View under a New Name Select data file Demo Inorganic and open the view named Chloride Select view from the View Menu Click on the Hide button if the observations are showing Click on Save View As button Type Example 2 ORK Done and Cancel At the Opening Screen of Sanitas note that the new view is now available under the pull down menu item Views Select Change the Beginning Date Open the view you just created and click on the first Date Range button Choose 9 17 92 click on Continue Click on Read Datafile Re Run the Prediction Limit Analysis Select Analysis from the Menu bar and select Interwell Select Prediction Interval Prediction Interval and OK or append You can choose to Keep any existing entries already created Click Run Continue Note the date changes along the x axis Click Exit and Done to return to the Opening Screen 10 EPA recommends a Site Wide False Positive Rate of no greater than an annual rate of 10 divided equally among the number of sampling events One way this may be accomplished is through various retesting strategies Use Sanitas Batch Processing Select Batch from the Analysis Menu Deselect well HL 7 located in
19. oaded as part of the statistical analysis Sanitas Technologies performs for your site s Sanitas Facility License Pricing 2 e License Facility 1 1425 Facilities 2 5 1165 each Facilities 6 14 1035 each Facilities 15 905 each 17 e Maintenance 3 The optional Annual Software Maintenance Program renewal for the second and subsequent years includes free upgrades and unlimited software suppott Facility 1 395 Facilities 2 5 295 each Facilities 6 195 each 1 The 90 minutes of free telephone statistical support covers explanations of statistical tests used in Sanitas and answers to specific questions about the licensee s analysis plan It does not cover reviews of licensee s data analysis proposals or summary reports however these services are available at our regular consulting fees Licensee may be required to schedule telephone statistical support calls in advance 2 Multiple facility discounts are based on the licensee providing one point of contact for all software and statistical support calls 3 The Annual Software Maintenance Program renewal fees ate guaranteed for one year after the license date The fees may be subject to change in subsequent years If the Annual Software Maintenance Program for a facility is allowed to lapse subsequent renewal will be subject to the full price of a license Sanitas Technologies 22052 W 66 Street Ste 133 Shawnee KS 66226 Phone 913 829 1470 Fax 83
20. s 1st button Select Deselect 2nd button Date Well ID Value Alt Value Flags All 3rd button lt gt or Change the buttons to Deselect Well ID and Type HL 6 in the blank below the buttons Click on Execute All of the data for well HL 6 should now be deselected note that the Y s on the far left of each line have changed to N s Plot a Times Series Choose Graph from the Menu bar and select Time Series Click Continue when notified that you have more than 5 wells selected Examine the Time Series plot and click Exit to return to the View Reselect all of the wells using the Selection Palette Change the Selection Palette so the top button is on Select and the middle left button is on AIP Press Enter or click on Execute Plot a Seasonality Graph MW 1 _ When Seasonality is present Data should typically be deasonalized prior to running a statistical analysis This may be accomplished in the View under the Data pull down menu Select Graph from the Menu bar and select Seasonality then OR Choose well HL 6 and click on OR When Seasonality is determined to be present in a data set data should be deasonalized prior to running statistical analyses Exit Select Yes or No to analyze other wells for Seasonality Click Exit when finished and cli
21. s was designed to significantly reduce analysis costs and minimize errors that can lead to increased monitoring costs Sanitas helps ensure that a facility s ground water quality statistical analysis procedures meet EPA and state regulations The program s decision logic identifies the appropriate analysis procedure options that are available under the applicable regulations then guides the user through the running of those analyses Its data format and built in data translator simplify data entry and management requirements and it provides screen and hard copy plots as well as reports that can be submitted to clients and or regulators DEMONSTRATION MANUAL SANITAS Upon purchase of Sanitas Version 8 7 VERSION you will be provided with a link to download the software 8 7 which includes a complete user manual that provides detailed F General information descriptions and examples of the statistical methodologies offered in Sanitas Alternatively a customized installation CD and hard copy manual may be requested for an additional cost A number of other topics are covered in the manual including e the installation of Sanitas e the data file structure requirements e the data file translator e troubleshooting solutions e a description of RCRA statistical procedures incorporated into Sanitas and e examples of various statistical procedures The facility specific license also includes one year of unlimited telephone em
22. well ANOVA Non Parametric ANOVA Nonparametric Confidence Interval Available as an alternative to Parametric Confidence Interval when statistical assumptions for the latter test are not met Or from the Analysis menu select Compliance Limits Confidence Intervals Nonparametric Prediction Limit Available as an alternative to Parametric Prediction Limit when statistical assumptions for the latter test are not met Or from the Analysis menu select Inter or Intrawell Prediction Limit Non Parametric Prediction Limit Nonparametric Tolerance Limit Available as an alternative to Parametric Tolerance Limit when statistical assumptions for the latter test are not met Or from the Analysis menu select Inter or Intrawell Tolerance Limit Non Parametric Tolerance Limit Nonparametric Tolerance Interval Available as an alternative to Parametric Tolerance Interval when statistical assumptions for the latter test are not met Or from the Analysis menu select Compliance Limits Tolerance Intervals Normality Report From the Graph menu in the View window select Normality and choose from the sub menu options Outlier Test From the Graph menu in the View window select Outliers Parametric ANOVA From the Analysis menu select Interwell ANOVA ANOVA Piper Diagram From the Analysis menu select Piper Diagram Poisson Prediction Limit Composite VOC Test From the Analysis menu select Poisson VOC 14 Poisson Prediction Lim
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